Authors:Sylvie Dufour, Sylvie Dufour, Etienne Prevost, Eric R
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: developments, hydrobiology, management, conservation, ecology, diadromy, europe, fish
Number of Pages: 188
Published: 2008-06-23
List price: $169.00
ISBN-10: 1402085478
ISBN-13: 9781402085475

Most of the diadromous fish of the world have decreased in distribution and abundance since the beginning of the twentieth century. They are now threatened, and important conservation issues arise. The causes of these trends vary among species and basins but regional human impact (damming, pollution, fisheries) and global change (climate) are suspected to be responsible for these difficulties. This book contains selected papers from an international symposium organised by the Diadfish network held in Bordeaux (France) in 2005. Readers will find up-to-date information on the ecology, ecotoxicol

Author: C.T. Russell
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: hydrobiology, developments, odyssey, mars
Number of Pages: 168
Published: 2004-04-30
List price: $97.00
ISBN-10: 1402016964
ISBN-13: 9781402016967

Mars, the most habitable of our sister planets, holds a special place in our imaginations and in our space exploration program. Fully half of NASA’s planetary exploration effort is now devoted to Mars. Key questions include: Has Mars ever harbored life? Is there life on Mars now? Will humans be able to survive on the Martian surface? Answers to these questions lie in determining the present location of water on Mars and its likely inventory in the past, and in determining the present radiation environment of Mars. The 2001 Mars Odyssey Mission contributes greatly these answers by detecti

Authors:La-Orsri Sanoamuang, Hendrik Segers, Russell J. Sh
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: hydrobiology, developments, rotifera
Number of Pages: 420
Published: 2001-07-31
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0792368703
ISBN-13: 9780792368700

This volume is a record of the proceedings of the IXth International Rotifer Symposium, which was held in Khon Kaen, Thailand, on January 16--23, 2000. The symposium was the first meeting of the international group of rotifer researchers held in Asia. The volume contains reviews and research papers dealing with diverse aspects of scientific research related to Rotifera and their ecology. Some of the topics addressed are: taxonomy and zoogeography, ecology, phylogeny and evolution, physiology, biochemistry and population genetics, aquaculture, and ecotoxicology. This book is special because it

Author: Torbjörn Tännsjö
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: developments, hydrobiology, disguise, euthanasia, sedation, terminal
Number of Pages: 172
Published: 2004-05-31
List price: $109.00
ISBN-10: 1402021232
ISBN-13: 9781402021237

The intention behind this anthology is to continue and deepen the discussion about the sedation of dying patients. Those who have contributed constitute a mixture of distinguished bioethicists and doctors and nurses with experience of terminal sedation, some of them in favour of, and others in strong opposition to, voluntary euthanasia. They give their view on terminal sedation by answering questions such as: "Is terminal sedation euthanasia in disguise?", "Should terminal sedation be a part of standard palliative care?", "Should terminal sedation be provided at the patient’s request?" T

Author: Robert Martin
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: developments, hydrobiology, properties, physical, hydroxyacetophenones, preparation, handbook
Number of Pages: 1108
Published: 2005-02-23
List price: $650.00
ISBN-10: 1402022905
ISBN-13: 9781402022906

Third Edition entitled Aromatic Hydroxyketones: Preparation and Physical Properties to be published in 2010 as a 4-volume handbook set including: Vol. 1: Hydroxybenzophenones Vol. 2: Hydroxyacetophenones I Vol. 3: Hydroxyacetophenones II Vol. 4: Hydroxypropiophenones, Hydroxyisobutyrophenones, Hydroxypivalophenones and Derivatives --------------- Hydroxyacetophenones constitute the starting material for a wide variety of syntheses in organic chemistry. They are versatile building blocks serving many different applications, such as specialty polymers, pharmaceuticals and fine chemic

Authors:C.H.R. Heip, P.M.J. Herman,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: estuaries, developments, hydrobiology, tidal, european, biological, processes, major
Number of Pages: 276
Published: 1995-11-30
List price: $199.00
ISBN-10: 0792336992
ISBN-13: 9780792336990

This book presents results of the project `Major Biological Processes in European Tidal Estuaries’, funded by the Commission of the European Communities under its Marine Science and Technology Programme. This was one of the first projects in which a large number of European macrotidal estuaries, from the Elbe to the Tagus, were studied simultaneously and compared in a coherent way by application of a standardized methodology. It revealed that these estuaries have many species in common and that their ecology can be understood on the basis of a common concept. A major result of th

Authors:R.S.E.W. Leuven, A.M.J. Ragas, A.J.M. Smits, G.van de
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: management, developments, hydrobiology, science, challenges, rivers, trends, living
Number of Pages: 372
Published: 2006-07-28
List price: $249.00
ISBN-10: 1402047800
ISBN-13: 9781402047800

This book demonstrates an integrated perspective of trends and challenges in sustainable river science and management, as presented by experts in the fields that form its foundations - ecology, economy and sociology. Their contributions integrate current knowledge of the structure, functioning and management of ‘living rivers’. Also included are data and experiences concerning the rivers Allier, Meuse, Rhine, Sava and Tagliamento in Europe and the Illinois River in the USA.